About Dr Ali Eqbal
About Dr. Eqbal
Dr Ali Eqbal is a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist, with subspecialty interests in advanced colonic polyp diagnosis and resection as well as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Dr Eqbal has completed a two-year fellowship in advanced endoscopy at the world-renowned Kings College Hospital in London, the United Kingdom. This fellowship involved rigorous training in the diagnosis of complex colorectal polyps utilizing magnification chromoendoscopy, as well as endoscopic resection techniques including endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). He currently works as a consultant gastroenterologist at Peninsula University Hospital, The Westpoint Endoscopy Centre and the Centre for GI Health in Melbourne, Victoria. Dr Eqbal also works in private practice on the Mornington Peninsula and operates at The Bays Hospital and Peninsula Private. Through clinical research and dedicated practice, Dr Eqbal strives for excellence in optical diagnosis and complex polyp management.
Prior to this Dr Eqbal also completed a clinical research fellowship in 2022 in complex IBD at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne.
His special interests include dysplasia surveillance and resection as well as the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis. Dr Eqbal has multiple publications in both national and international journals in the fields of IBD and endoscopy. His research focus and publications include quality in endoscopic resection, therapeutic drug monitoring in IBD and the novel use of biologic therapy. He has presented his research at both national and international conferences including the Australian Gastroenterology Week, the British society of Gastroenterology, the United European Gastroenterology week and Digestive Diseases week in the United States.
